Arian Foster and the Texans will give the Bengals a run for their money. (AP Photo)

Only one of the young QBs, however, is playing at home in a wild-card game, and that gives him the edge against a hot fellow rookie QB.

Four teams will watch this weekend's game having won first-round byes. They are the Denver Broncos an New England Patriots in the AFC, and the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers in the NFC.

A look at all four games this weekend, the first of which are Saturday (all times ET):

NFC Game of the Week

Seattle Seahawks (11-5) at Washington Redskins (10-6); Sunday, 4:30 p.m., FOX. Wilson and Griffin are strong candidates for offensive rookie of the year, and each calls a place named Washington home. But there are more similarities in their dazzling debut seasons. Their success as dual-threat quarterbacks wouldn't be possible without support from power running games and downfield passing schemes catered to their strengths.

Redskins rookie running back Alfred Morris and Seahawks veteran counterpart Marshawn Lynch finished 2-3 in the league in rushing yards. With their ability to pop between the tackles Morris and Lynch set up deep throws for Griffin and Wilson, often off play-action. The teams prefer to complement gritty, power football with pretty shots to speedy wide receivers, not the other way around.

On defense, the Redskins are a bit better than the Seahawks against the run. Seattle is much better against the pass, but Washington has a knack for timely sacks and interceptions out of coordinator Jim Haslett's 3-4 looks. The goal on both teams will be to stop the run on early downs and make the rookie passers uncomfortable on third down.

The Redskins and Seahawks are even in many ways, and not much separates Griffin (102.4) and Wilson (100.0) in their passing efficiency and savvy decision-making.

Having the home field, with a jacked-up crowd at FedEx Field, tilts the game toward Griffin and the Redskins. Griffin will be amped to outduel Wilson, will have more support from his running game and will feel less pressure with full support from a hungry crowd. Prediction: Redskins 20, Seahawks 17

There should be plenty of love for Pagano from his former players — and even the tough Baltimore fans should be able to appreciate what his team accomplished on the field while he battled leukemia.

Emotions will be running high for the Ravens, too, as they know a loss would mean the end of linebacker Ray Lewis' storied career.

Lewis plans to retire after "the ride," and expect him to do as much as he can to make it bumpy for Luck and the Colts. Fortunately for Lewis, he can lean on stellar defenders Haloti Ngata and Terrell Suggs to pressure Luck into mistakes and on fellow future Hall of Famer Ed Reed (who might retire soon himself) to capitalize on at least one of them.

The Ravens, with former Colts coach Jim Caldwell now running their offense, should counter with a heavy dose of Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce in the running game. That should set up Joe Flacco for favorable shots against the Colts secondary. The Ravens must pound away a bit early to wear down the Colts' 3-4 edge pass rush.

Look for the Ravens to make big plays while limiting opportunities for the confident, strong-armed Luck. As usual, Flacco, Rice and coach John Harbaugh will produce an opening playoff win, and in so doing, will keep Lewis' career alive and well. Prediction: Ravens 31, Colts 17

Upset of the Week

Cincinnati Bengals (10-6) at Houston Texans (12-4), Saturday, 4:30 p.m., NBC. The Bengals weren't ready to face the Texans in Reliant Stadium in last year's playoffs. This year, they go in as the better, hotter team at the right time, and experience gives them the needed juice to pull the upset.

Both teams will look to establish their power running game with the Bengals' BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Texans' Arian Foster, and should have early success. But it will require a dynamic offensive game plan with big pass plays to pull away.

That means the Bengals must keep J.J. Watt — who had a backbreaking touchdown on an interception return in last year's wild-card matchup — from disrupting second-year QB Andy Dalton. In front of Matt Schaub, the Texans' star-studded offensive line must deal with Geno Atkins' inside pass-rush push as part of a Begnals attack that produced 51 sacks.

The Bengals are better in the secondary, and that will help them contain Texans star wideout Andre Johnson. A.J. Green was quiet in his first playoff game last year, but this time the Texans' vulnerable secondary will have its hands full with Green's speed.

This should be a tight game. Look for Cincinnati to win ugly on a late field goal. Prediction: Bengals 22, Texans 19

Over his past four games, Rodgers has a 117.1 passer rating, throwing for 1,171 passing yards with 12 total touchdowns and no interceptions. The Vikings' pass rush got to him five times last week, but this time he'll have yet one more healthy receiving option — wideout Randall Cobb — who can get open quickly for him. Look for Rodgers to pick apart the Vikings' overmatched secondary with favorable one-on-one matchups across the board. Prediction: Packers 38, Vikings 20